It may surprise you to learn that we are not the first to attempt to compile historical information about the Stoutenburgh-Teller family line and make it available on the web. In February of 2003, Philip Campbell created a Stoutenburg website which lasted until February of 2005. This website contained a great deal of important information and represented countless hours of research worth preserving. We hope that you'll find these articles helpful in furthering your own research. Toward that end, we present here the first of many, The Oldenbarneveldt Connection:

The Oldenbarneveldt Connection from the original Stoutenburg website by Philip Campbell From Gerard van Oldenbarneveldt and Deliana van Weede (Dame van Stoutenburg) to Pieter van Stoutenburg Wouter van Amersfoort, from Amersfoort, was the first real "Stoutenburg." His children carried the name "van Amersfoort" for a while, then it was transformed to "van Weede, Lord of Stoutenburg." (His descendants carried 3 types of names: van Weede, van Stoutenburg, or van Amersfoort. The van Weedes were in control of the family estate.) Finally it came down to a young lady named Deliana van Weede. She married Gerard van Oldenbarneveldt (From Barneveldt, 1532-1588) who was the father of Jan van Oldenbarneveldt, Lord of Stoutenburg (1547-1619).

The Original Stoutenburg castle at Stoutenburg Built by Wouter van Amersfoort, Lord of Stoutenburg Descendants of Enno van Amersfoort 14 Apr 2003

• 1. Enno van Amersfoort (b.1080)
• +-2. Henricus van Amersfoort Ridder (Knight), schout (bailiff) van Eemland (ENG) (b.1110)
• +-3. van Amersfoort (ENG) (b.1150)
• +-4. Henricus van Amersfoort (ENG) (b.1180) sp: Heske (Reseks) van Rijswijk (ENG)
• +-5. Walterus van Amersfoort (ENG) (b.1220) sp: Sophia van Uten Weerde (ENG)
• +-6. Everardus Heer (Lord) van Stoutenburg (ENG) (b.1260)
• +-7. Everardus Heer (Lord) van Stoutenburg (ENG) (b.1290)
• +-8. Elias I. van Weede van Stoutenburg (b.1330)
• +-9. Elias II van Weede van Stoutenburg (b.Abt 1365)
• +-10. Elias III van Weede (b.1400 d.6 Spt 1449) sp: Margriet Reyer Petersdr.
• +-11. Elias IV. van Weede (d.1495) sp: Theodora van Hamersfelt (d.5 Oct 1499)
• +-12. Johan van Weede van Stoutenburg Knape, Heer (Lord) van Lutteke Weede (b.Abt 1491-Amersfoort,Utrecht,Netherlands) sp: Christina van der Maeth (b.Abt 1495-Amersfoort,Utrecht,Netherlands m.Abt 1522)
• +-13. Deliana van Weede van (of) Stoutenburg-Knape, Heere (Lady) van Lutteke Weede (b.Abt 1523-Amersfoort,Utrecht,Netherlands)

SOURCE: Title: Louvezijn Genealogie Author: Louvezijn, Kees van Biography: geb. ca. 110, ridder, schout van eemland, belast met toezicht en bestuur der kolonisten in eemland (stichting van Hoevelaken in 1132) door bisshop Andreas van't Sticht, tr. N.N. Note: Deliana carried her ancestorial estate as her surname, van Weede and van Stoutenburg-Knape, she was also the Lady of Lutteke and Weede, the title from her father, Johan, until her husband Gerard took it over. Jan took his charge of his mother's property after his father and became "Lord of Stoutenburg." They had a son, Willem van Oldenbarneveldt who also assumed the title "Lord of Stoutenburg." Jan (Johan) fell out of good ties with the Dutch King and was executed at The Hague over political and religious reasons. Jan died and left two sons and two daughters, Willem Lord of Stoutenburg, Reinier Lord of Groeneveld, and two daughters.

Jan (Johan) van Oldenbarneveldt Jan's son, Willem:

William was a great favorite of King Henry IV of France and was a gentleman-in-waiting at the king's court. He had been attached to the Dutch embassy of Francis Aerssens and gave him trouble. Aerssens had reported to John Oldenbarneveld that William was extravagant, idle, and pleasure loving. Later, William became Captain of cavalry and governor of the fortress Bergen op Zoom. After the death of his father John, all the family property was confiscated, and he was deprived of his governorship and captaincy. When the war resumed, he was not allowed to serve. Being reduced from a high station to obscurity did not sit well with him. Brooding, William swore to avenge the death of his father and blamed all their troubles on Maurice, the Stadtholder. William was the instigator of a plot to assassinate Maurice. The plot was discovered. Only William and Vander Duissen, the husband of his cousin, Elias Barneveld escaped, (though his brother, Reinier, Lord Groeneveld was caught and executed). William escaped to Rotterdam and then to Brussels where he lived under the protection of Archduchess Isabella. His wife would have nothing more to do with him and the dishonor he brought upon the family. William eventually became a Catholic and served as a Captian of Cavalry in the service of the Spanish. It is unknown if there were other children than Pieter.

Willem married Walburg de Marnix. She was the daughter of Jacob van Marnix, the only son of the famous Philip de Marnix, Lord of Alegonde. This is where it comes down to fact and fiction. Willem turned Catholic and dropped his surname for a short time and was just known as "Willem van Stoutenburg" due to the fact that the van Olden Barneveldt family was not in good ties with the Dutch King, Willem van Nassau. Willem may or may not have had children with Walburg. If so, it may or may not have been in wedlock. If Willem and Walburg did have a son, his name would be Pieter van Stoutenburg, assuming the lesser known name "van Stoutenburg" instead of "van Olden Barneveldt" due to his father's actions. If Pieter was his son, was he smuggled out of the country to the new Dutch settlement in NYC, then known as New Amsterdam? Pieter was very well off in New Amsterdam and had good government positions. If he was a peasant from Amersfoort, then how did he arise to such good standings? Willem has certainly been around, in Belgium and in Spain, it is unknown how many children he probably had. Though Pieter's daughter was named Wijntje, she was also known as Willemijntje or Wilhelmina, the female form of Willem. Whoever Pieter was, even if he was the son of Willem with an unknown woman, he is responsible for the majority of Stoutenburgs in the United States, out of the New York Area.

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